LVIV, Ukraine — A solemn tribute was organized in Lviv, Ukraine, where empty strollers were left to stand as a memorial to the children killed by violence since Russia’s invasion in February.
Lviv City Hall placed the 109 empty strollers outside in its plaza, with each stroller representing a child’s life, Ukrainian authorities told Reuters.
“Remember your children when they were small and sitting in strollers like these,” said Zhuravka Natalia Tonkovyt. “Some (children) will not be put into these strollers because they are dead. Compare it to your own children, remember your feelings towards your own children … I want to see no empty stroller.”
Empty baby strollers in Lviv central square to commemorate the 109 children killed by Putin’s bombs and rockets #Ukraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/HCprYOExLo
— Mia Farrow (@MiaFarrow) March 18, 2022
Ukrainian federal prosecutors said Friday that 109 children had been killed in the Russian invasion, and another 130 injured, NPR reported. The largest number of victims came from Kyiv Oblast, where 55 children were killed. NPR said federal prosecutors have warned the numbers are only preliminary, since the office’s staff has not been able to inspect active sites.
Lviv’s mayor, Andriy Sadovyi, shared a video of the strollers on Facebook, calling it, “Price of war.”
Price of war#CloseTheSky 109 Ukrainian kids have been killed by Russians since day one of the full-scale Russian invasion. This is the price of war that Ukraine is paying today. Share this with the world!
Posted by Андрій Садовий on Friday, March 18, 2022
Russia has said its action in Ukraine is a “special military operation” and has denied targeting civilians.
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